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NASA Memorial Site: Notable Deaths & Obituaries

The creation of NASA was a military maneuver, a counter to potential enemies and a response to Russia's launch of Sputnik. But along the way, the space program also became a rallying cry to human ingenuity, a testament to intellect and daring that captured the human imagination. This memorial site was created to honor and remember the astronauts, engineers, scientists and others who've contributed to the work of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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NASA Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Cora Sprague

Cora Darlene Sprague 1932-2018 On May 21, 2018, Cora Darlene Sprague passed away at the age of 85. Darlene was born in McCook, Nebraska, on November 22, 1932, to Louis and Julia Crocker. Her grandparents, who emigrated from Ireland and Yugoslavia, lived in sod houses when they first homesteaded in Southwest Nebraska. Darlene's father was a hard-working farmer who spent his entire life raising wheat, corn, and livestock after first homesteading when he was 10 with his two older brothers who...